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I came across this great article from AskDrSears.com on Job Alternatives for Breastfeeding Mothers. It outlines how some mothers take their babies to work with them, work from home, or arrange visits from the baby.
How have you handled working and breastfeeding? Do you have a story to share about how you made it work, […]
When I asked “Should eBay allow the sale of used single-user breast pumps?” the vast majority of voters answered “yes,” with 40 percent believing it is buyer-beware, and 30 percent believing that eBay should post a warning of the risk of disease transmission from single-user pumps.
Here is the complete break down.
Please take a moment to […]
What do you think about the petitions going around like this one and this one that ask eBay to ban the sale of used single-user breast pumps (not the kind that are intended for safe use by multiple users)? Previously I have pointed readers to the FDA’s breast pump website for information on the risk […]
Think hand expression is unnecessary or too difficult? Dr. Jane Morton offers a free video that demonstrates how to teach mothers (or how to learn for oneself) the technique for hand expression of breast milk. When I interviewed Dr. Morton last March, she mentioned new research that suggests that hand expression used in conjunction with […]
Yesterday New York Governor Eliot Spitzer signed into law the “Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act” which had been unanimously approved by the New York Assembly and Senate. According to the governor’s press release:
The legislation requires employers to provide uncompensated time, and make a reasonable effort to provide private space for women to express milk […]
The Transportation Security Administration loosened its restrictions on carrying expressed breast milk on an airplane to allow mothers traveling without children to bring unlimited quantities in their carry-on bags. Today’s TSA press release states the new rule, which goes into effect August 4, 2007:
TSA is also modifying the procedures associated with carrying breast milk through […]
Lansinoh runs monthly drawings to give away free breast pumps! United States residents can enter their name, address, phone number and email address at the Lansinoh website for a chance to win a free double electric breast pump or a free manual breast pump. Good luck!
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It’s hard enough trying to pronounce “La Leche League.” Add in the name of the popular breast pump maker “Medela” and it’s no wonder some of us get confused. Worry no more: Medela is pronounced “meh-DEE-la.”
Medela is a Swiss company founded in 1961. It makes the personal use pumps the Medela New Pump In […]
Guest product reviewer Kathy (who raved about LilyPadz Reusable Nursing Pads) returns with a recommendation for the Easy Expressions Hands-Free Pumping Bra. (Just to be clear, that’s not Kathy in the picture below!)
“Since my son Tai was born just over 5 months ago, I have really enjoyed breastfeeding, and it has helped forge a bond […]
My rating: an average 4.5 out of 5, with five points for enjoyability and appeal to working and pumping mothers, and four points for accuracy.
Description: Paperback book published March 15, 2007.
Subject: Advice for mothers who work outside the home and continue breastfeeding and pumping.
Price: List price U.S. $13.95 (less on Amazon.com).
Authors: Cate Colburn-Smith and Andrea […]
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